uml-generator v0.1.3

UML Generator

A simple UML Object Notation generator in SVG, to use in posts, readme and other platforms.

Objective

Create your UML in a simple, reusable and editable way, to use in your tutorials.

The use of images makes modifications difficult, with an UML in SVG any update is simple.

Documentation

Installation

npm install uml-generator

Run

npx uml-generator

Tutorial

• Choose between creating a new UML or using an existing JSON.

  ? Want to start: (Use arrow keys)
  ❯ A new UML 
    Use a JSON file

• Select the type that your UML will represent.

  ? Select the type of your UML: (Use arrow keys)
  ❯ class 
    interface 
    abstract class 

• Insira um nome para seu UML.

  ? Please enter a name: 

• Enter your UML attributes separated by 'space'.

  ? Add attributes separated by spaces: 

• Select which attributes will have get methods.

  ? Add getters for: (Press <space> to select, <a> to toggle all, <i> to invert selection)

• Select which attributes will have set methods.

  ? Add setters for: (Press <space> to select, <a> to toggle all, <i> to invert selection)

• Enter your UML methods separated by 'space'.

  ? Add methods separated by spaces:

If the answers are those in this same sequence:

• A new UML
• class
• Person
• name age
• name age (select all)
• name age (select all)
• speak

An uml folder must be created in your project, with an SVG file and a Json file. The SVG should look like this:

<svg class="svg" fill="none" width="264px" height="265" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <foreignObject width="100%" height="100%">
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <div class="uml" style=" width: 256px; border: 2px solid #ccc ;border-radius: 12px 6px 12px 6px; letter-spacing: 1px; ">
        <div class="header" style=" font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;"><span style=" font-weight: lighter; color: #aaa">class</span><br/><span style=" font-size: 24px; color: #666">Person</span><br/></div>
        <div class="attributes" style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; text-align: left; border-top: 3px solid #ccc; border-radius:12px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 30px "><span>name</span><br/><span>age</span><br/></div>
        <div class="methods" style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; text-align: left; border-top: 3px solid #ccc; border-radius:12px; padding: 5px 10px 5px 30px"><span>get name( )</span><br/><span>get age( )</span><br/><span>set name( )</span><br/><span>set age( )</span><br/><span>speak( )</span><br/></div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </foreignObject>
</svg>

To use SVG in your markdown document, add the svg file as follows:

![](./uml/Person.svg)